Monthly Archives: June 2015

To view the text, click on the image and you should be able to scroll up the image to read this old account of the sinking March 1, 1899 of the BUTTORFF. Way’s Packet Directory recorded this steamer entering … Continue reading →

The H W BUTTORFF is the steamer in the foreground. The BUTTORFF entered the Lee Line fleet January 1911 and was renamed the JOHN LEE. Evidently, this picture was taken prior to 1911. This postcard is another EBay purchase in … Continue reading →

This picture from the interior of the Bohlen-Huse Ice Co. facility on Court Ave. was taken following the great Ohio and Mississippi River flood April 1913. Other pictures show ice plant equipment disassembled for cleaning and maintainance. James Lee … Continue reading →

With numerous boats competing for freight, the Lee Line was at various times in fierce competition for business. Capt. Tippitt’s History of the Lee Line reported the following news report from January 1890. Jan. 1, “Yesterday coming up from Polk … Continue reading →